An untold story following convicted criminal Lee Everett: a man given a second chance at life in a world gone to hell. With danger around every corner, protecting an orphaned girl named Clementine may offer him redemption in a world of true horror.

From the video, it looks like the developers played more on the animated style of the franchise’s comic origins rather than its live-action counterpart. There’s been debate about this on the trailer’s comments section.

Fun tidbit: Telltale enlisted the help of Daniel Kanemoto for the trailer. Kanemoto created an amazing fan-made intro for the TV show in 2010.

Check out the trailer and information about a chance to become a zombie in the game after the jump.

If you pre-order the game, you are entered into a contest for a chance to become a cast of the game.

One person will be modeled as a human who dies “a horrible death” and comes back as a zombie in episode four of the game. Four others will be part of the undead horde.

The Walking Dead: The Game is slated for an April release on Xbox LIVE Arcade, PlayStation Network, PC and Mac. Other platforms will be announced soon.

A&E reporter John Wenzel has covered a variety of topics for The Denver Post over the years, including video games, comedy, music and the fine arts. He's been playing and loving video games since his dad brought home a sweet ColecoVision in 1983. Catch him on PSN as beardsandgum.

Hugh got his start writing for the Cheyenne and Woodmen Edition newspapers in Colorado Springs. In 2011 he moved to Denver where he has written for Denver Urban Spectrum and Colorado Community Media’s Wheat Ridge Transcript. Hugh joined The Denver Post in 2014 as an editorial assistant.